Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 44.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 63.9% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 32.9% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
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